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Assignment Overview
Assignment Overview
Going into STEM 2 we had a summer assignment of taking STEM related pictures. Below we were required to take 10 photos in total that related to STEM. Five of the pictures had to be about potential kinetic energy, alternative energy sources, robotics, prototyping, and industrial engineering. The other five could be about five different topics that were STEM related.
Potential/Kenetic Energy
Potential/Kenetic Energy
STEM Photos_ Swinging.mp4Swinging: Taken by T.Bray
Swinging shows both potential and kinetic energy. When you are at the top of you swing you can feel a little pause before you fall. Once you fall you swing is full of kinetic energy and then you reach the height of your swing again and are full of potential energy.
Alternate Energy Source
Alternate Energy Source
STEM Photos_ Alternative energy.pptxSolar Powered Lights: Taken by T.Bray
Solar powered lights are a form of alternative energy because rather than using electricity, it uses the sun's energy to power themselves. As you can see in the picture the light has a solar panel on top of it in order to absorb the sun's energy throughout the day and then use that energy when needed.
Robotics
Taken by T. BrayRobotics
The picture shows robotic toys that are made of mostly plastic and wire. This is just the box of the toys, as it has yet to be put together yet. It is STEM related because it shows easy ways to create and make robotic designs that move on their own.
Prototyping
Prototyping
Legos can be used to show prototyping because Legos can be used as an easy and cheap way of creating a model or prototype of a design or idea you had. This can be related to the design process project that we did previously, because the project pointed out some of the importance of making prototypes.
Industial Engineering
Taken by T. BrayIndustial Engineering
STEM Photos_ Industrial Revolution.pptxRollercoasters are an example of industrial engineering because it the planning, electrical work, designing and layout of the rides are made by engineers to ensure that the ride works and runs perfectly in order to be safe for others. Rollercoasters can also relate to the building of popsicle bridge because it had to be put through different test and simulations in order to make sure it could hold a certain amount of weight, like the bridge.
Stem Photos (Jumping on a trampoline).MP4Trampoline: Taken by T. Bray
This is video shows a good example of gravity, as you can see the person jumping into the air and then gravity pulling her back down.STEM Photos_ Astronomy.pptxGalaxy Globe: Taken by T. Bray
This globe shows a diagram of the solar system. It changes into many different colors, such as blue and white, and runs off batteries. It was put here because astronomy is part of the STEM category. Astronomy is the study of space and can be related to an earlier project I did based on the career path of an astronomer.
Plasma Ball: Taken by T. Bray
Plasma balls are science related objects, that show different electric currents within the ball.STEM Photos_ Baking.pptxApple Pie
Taken by T. BrayApple Pie
Cooking is a STEM related task that some people may not notice. When cooking the food, you are making goes through a series of chemical changes to become the foods that everyone eats. You also have to make sure to measure out the ingredients. This can be related to the STEM projects that we have done previously because just like the stomp rocket project, cooking is full of trial and error. During the stomp rocket project, we had to make a design for a stomp rocket, launch them, and revise them. In cooking, you are putting together multiple ingredients and have to taste and revise the mixture as you cook.
Fireworks
Taken by T. BrayFireworks
This photo is STEM related because it is involved with science and chemistry because fireworks themselves are a series of chemical reactions that fit together in order to create the reaction you see here.
Questions
Questions
Question 1: Why did you choose the photos you did?
I chose the photos above because it shows simple ways of how STEM is a part of even the most trivial and basic things and mainly because they were easy to obtain.
Question 2: What was your favorite photo?
My favorite picture would have to be the picture of the apple pie because of the fact that before the picture was taken, I handmade everything which was really fun to do and then tasting the pie after was amazing.
Question 3: Relate 5 of the photos to the previous projects we completed before.
The projects were related in the photos description above.
Question 4: What is a STEM topic you would like to explore further?
A STEM topic that I would like to explore further would be robotics because it seems like something that would be very enjoyable to learn about and being able to make something robotic seems like something I would really like to do.
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